Protective covering for cushions, mattresses, and the like



Oct. 7, 1952 L. sussMAN 2,612,646

I PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR CUSHIONS, MATTRESSES, AND THE LIKE Filed Oct. 27, 1949 2 SI-IEETSSHEET 1 Oct. 7, 1952 L. sussMAN 2,612,646

' PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR cusr-uous, MATTRESSES, AND THE LIKE Filed Oct. 27, 1949 2 Sl-lEBTSSl-IEET 2 FIG. 4.

I 1 ATTQRNEY.

Patented Oct. 7, 1952 ]:.;+-U N:1-TEo; STAT PROTECTIVE covEmNGiFoR cush ons; MA'rrnEssEs; ANDTHELIKE" Leon .Sussmairi; New York. N., Y.; Application octolierfii', 1949, Serial No. 123,817.

This invention relates to improved protective coverings or jackets for'articles such ascushions,

characterized by having: a: minimum-number of."

seams.

.A further; obj ectofthe. invention; is the provision of a protective covering of the character in.-

dicated which is'formed in such a manner as-to have its seams disposed intermediate the'edges';

of. the enclosed articlerather than coincident with said edges,-thereby greatly contributing to. the strength and durability of the protective covering.

Another object of the. invention is the provision of aprotective. covering of the'character'. indicated which may be readily-and inexpensively fabricated 'from a single unitary blank in a mini-v mumnumber of operations and withno wastage of material. 4

The foregoing; objects as well as additional objects and advantages inherent in the invention will be readily-apparent in the course of the followingv detailed description taken vin connec-. tionwith' the accompanying drawings which 11 lustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention and wherein:v I

Fig. 1 is a perspective view "of a rectangular."

blank-of material from whichtheprotectivencovering may be formed;

Fig; 2 is a perspective View illustrating thefirst step'in the iormationof theg-protective covering;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a further step in the formation of the covering;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view, partly broken away, illustrating a subsequent step in the formation of the covering;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view similar to Fig. 4, but looking toward the rear or closed end of the covering;

Fig. 6 is a front perspective view of the finished covering which has been inverted or turned inside out from its condition as illustrated in Fig. 4 and which has been applied about an article; and

Fig. 7 is a rear perspective view of the finished covering applied about an article.

Referring now to the drawings in greater detail and more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, reference numeral l 0' indicates a blank' of-any suitable ma terial from which the protective covering-maybe formed,'the blank being'of predetermined lengthand width depending upon-the desired diluent sions of the finished covering. Blank Illis initially folded over longitudinally to define an 'u'p per panel ll, a-lower panel 12 and'an intermediate rear panel l3,-as shown inFig: 2;. The-side panels Ha and IZaof' theicovering" are formed: by bending or 'folding inwardly-the lateral margiinal edges of upper panel-I11 andfilower'paneliflti along longitudinal lines- M -and: li-irespectively; simultaneously forming the triangularrearzrtabs l6. Front panels ilband. i2b are zformedb'y bendinginwardly the front. marginal edges of; upperpanel ll andilowerrpanel; 12. along gtranseverse lines I! and'l8 respectively, simultaneouslyforming the triangular fronttabslll; asyshownr in Fig. 3.

The contiguous: edges: of 3 side :panels I In; and [2d are nextsecured; together by -longitudinala. lines of stitching or'seams 20" which begimatrthe: points 20a onopposite sides" of the coveringrand spaced inwardly-fromgthefront of the:covering;: in order to provide thecovering 'with,.a:. closable:z mouth. as will bedescribed more ifullyhereinberw low; 1 The base of 1 each; triangular; rear: tab :15 lse closed off by means of a .vertical lineiofstitching. 2| andthe baseof each triangular:front;tabvrlli; is-closedoil .byrmeans, ofr'a gvertical, ,li-nei' Of;.'S,t '1tChe.--

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As clearly shownvin-Fig. 4,.the2protective cover-5 ingis provided withiat-closable month orropeningr by means of which theucoveringrmay rbe appliedii'. about: an article; the opening :bei-ngrdeiined by thewcontiguousiunjoinedredges of'i'sid'etpanelssll ai and.- l aid-extending, forwardly of:poi-nt-:20a: and'sbw the tcontig-uousedges.Lof front-zpanelszl lbzandi [2121: The cooperating halves of a slide fastener tape 23 may be secured along the opening of the covering, as shown in Fig. 4 by lines of stitching 24 which also serve to retain the triangular front tabs against respective upper and lower side panels Ila and l2a.

Following the attachment of slide fastener tape 23 the protective covering is preferably turned inside out so as not only to conceal raw edges and the longitudinal seams 20 but also to conceal the front and rear triangular tabs 19 and I6 respectively.

A number of considerable and significant advantages are inherent in the method and construction of the present invention. For example. rear panel 13 is integral and continuous with the lower and upper panels II and II, no seams or sence of seams thereat greatly contributes to the strength and durability of the covering. The

formation of the covering from a single unitary blank in the manner described is inexpensive, expeditious and furthermore involves no wastage of material. v

As may be readily seen in Figs. 6 and 7, holding tabs 2 5 may be secured to the protective covering adjacent the ends of the slide fastener tape 23 ,inorder to facilitate the manipulation of the pull-slide as well as aid in applying the cover to the mattress. It will be understood that fastening means otherthan the slide fastener tape 23 may be employed if desired.

Since certain additional modifications may be. made in the article and method of the present invention Without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the foregoing specification and shown in the accompanying drawings be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is: l. The method of forming a protective covering from a substantially rectangular unitary blank of material which comprises the steps of folding said blank longitudinally to define an upperpanel, a rear panel and a lower panel, folding inwardly the longitudinal marginal sections of said upper and lower panels and simultaneously forming rear corner tab elements interconnecting said longitudinal marginal sections'with said rear panel, stitching together the contiguous edges of said upper and lower longitudinal sections to define side panels, closing off the'base of each rear tab element by a vertical line of stitching to'define opposite extremities of said rear panel, foldinginwardly the forward transverse marginal sections of said upper and lower panels and simultaneously forming front corner tab elements integral with and interconnecting said transverse and longitudinal marginal sections, and closing oif the base of each front tab element by a vertical line of stitching.

2. A protective covering formed from a unitary blank'ofmaterial, said covering having a top panel, a bottom panel, and a rear panel integral with:the top and bottom panels, side panels de- 4 fined by longitudinal marginal sections of said top and bottom panels, the longitudinal marginal sections which form each of said side panels having their contiguous edges joined by stitching, rear triangular tab sections stitched transversely to the planes of the top and bottom panels, said tab sections being integral with and interconnecting said rear and side panels, a front panel comprising forward transverse marginalsections of the top and bottom panels, front triangular tab sections stitched transversely with respect to the planes of the top and bottom panels, said front tab sections being formed integral with and interconnecting said transverse and longitudinal marginal sections, the adjacent free edges of said forward transverse marginal sections being normally separated to. define an opening into said covering, and fastening means cooperating between said free edges for closing said opening.

' 3. A protective covering formed from a unitary blank of material, said covering having a top panel, a bottom paneL and a rear panel integral with said topand bottom panels; side panels deeflned by longitudinalmarginal sections of said top and bottom panels,,rear triangular tab sections stitched transversely with respect to the planes of the top and bottom panels, said tab sections being integral with and interconnecting said rear and side panels, a fixed forward portion of the contiguous edges of 'said longitudinal marginal sections being'normally separated, the remaining portion of said contiguous edges being joined by stitching, a front panel comprising forward transverse marginal sections of the top and bottom panels, front triangular tab sections stitched transversely with respect to the planes of the top and bottom panels, said front tab sections being integral with and interconnecting said transverse and longitudinal marginal sections, the adjacent free edges of said forward transverse marginal sections being normally separated and together with said separated forward portion of the contiguous edges of said longitudinal marginal sections defining an opening into said covering, and means for closingsaid opening. I

LEON SUSSMAN.

REFERENCES @ITED The following references, are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 1 Wunderlich Oct. l1, i932 

